PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Austria
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
13
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
9
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
8
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
7
4
2
5
3
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
12
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
12
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
4
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
none
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
5
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
14
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
4
flourished
5
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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